William B. Davis

Person

William B. Davis

Born 13 January 1938 88 years old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Who else is 88? → TMDB ↗

William Bruce Davis (born January 13, 1938) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville. Most recently he has appeared in FOX's Human Target as an aging mobster.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
45age in their first credit on record (1983)
41years on screen and counting
8credits in 2010, their busiest year
117dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Bribe, Inc. poster Age: 86

Bribe, Inc.

2024
as Figaro (voice)
It's a Wonderful Knife poster Age: 85

It's a Wonderful Knife

2023
as Roger Evans
Phil poster Age: 81

Phil

2019
as Father Grant
Bad Times at the El Royale poster Age: 80

Bad Times at the El Royale

2018
as Judge Gordon Hoffman
The Doctor's Case poster Age: 80

The Doctor's Case

2018
as Doctor Watson
Game Over, Man! poster Age: 80

Game Over, Man!

2018
as Ray - Security
Death Note poster Age: 79

Death Note

2017
as Radio Host
Residue poster Age: 79

Residue

2017
as Lamont
Abduct poster Age: 78

Abduct

2016
as Zane
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be poster Age: 78

2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be

2016
as Granddad
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream poster Age: 77

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream

2015
as Harper
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told poster Age: 77

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told

2015
as Harper
Focus poster Age: 76

Focus

2014
as Mr. Grant
Stonados poster Age: 75

Stonados

2013
as Ben
Singularity Principle poster Age: 75

Singularity Principle

2013
as Lawrence Cason
The Package poster Age: 75

The Package

2013
as Dr. Willhelm
The Mountain Runners poster Age: 74

The Mountain Runners

2012
as Henry Engberg
The Tall Man poster Age: 74

The Tall Man

2012
as Sheriff Chestnut
Rise of the Damned poster Age: 73

Rise of the Damned

2011
as Doctor
Behemoth poster Age: 73

Behemoth

2011
as William Walsh
Flowers for Norma poster Age: 72

Flowers for Norma

2010
as Older Gentleman #2
Amazon Falls poster Age: 72

Amazon Falls

2010
as Calvin
Medium Raw poster Age: 72

Medium Raw

2010
as Dr. Robert Parker
Web of Desire poster Age: 72

Web of Desire

2010
as Dr. Charles Friedman
Damage poster Age: 71

Damage

2009
as Veltz
Something Evil Comes poster Age: 71

Something Evil Comes

2009
as Mr. Dutton
The Thaw poster Age: 71

The Thaw

2009
as Ted
Possession poster Age: 71

Possession

2009
as Hypnotist
No poster
Age: 70

Reverse

2008
as Chris
Passengers poster Age: 70

Passengers

2008
as Jack
Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health poster Age: 70

Fear Itself: In Sickness and in Health

2008
as Father Chris
Numb poster Age: 69

Numb

2007
as Peter Milbank
Judicial Indiscretion poster Age: 69

Judicial Indiscretion

2007
as Senator Garland Wolf
The Messengers poster Age: 69

The Messengers

2007
as Colby Price
Her Fatal Flaw poster Age: 68

Her Fatal Flaw

2006
as Richard O'Brien
Sisters poster Age: 68

Sisters

2006
as Dr. Lucas Bryant
The Secret of Hidden Lake poster Age: 68

The Secret of Hidden Lake

2006
Dark Storm poster Age: 68

Dark Storm

2006
as General Killion
Goose on the Loose poster Age: 68

Goose on the Loose

2006
as Alphonse David
No poster
Age: 67

Dark Pines

2005
as Shannon Fraser
Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy poster Age: 67

Max Rules: Adventures of a Super Spy

2005
as Rick Brinkley
Packing Up poster Age: 66

Packing Up

2004
as Jenkins
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying poster Age: 66

The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying

2004
as Alderman Godfrey Shepcote
Snakehead Terror poster Age: 66

Snakehead Terror

2004
as Doc Jenkins
The Cradle Will Fall poster Age: 65

The Cradle Will Fall

2004
as Alex Myerson
Word of Honor poster Age: 65

Word of Honor

2003
as Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
100 Days in the Jungle poster Age: 64

100 Days in the Jungle

2002
as Ambassador Shear
Saint Sinner poster Age: 64

Saint Sinner

2002
as Father Michael
Aftermath poster Age: 64

Aftermath

2002
as Deputy Director Edwards
Out of Line poster Age: 63

Out of Line

2001
as Russell
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster Age: 63

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001
as Cigarette Smoking Man (uncredited)
Mindstorm poster Age: 63

Mindstorm

2001
as Parish
The Proposal poster Age: 62

The Proposal

2001
as Agent Frank Gruning
Anthrax poster Age: 62

Anthrax

2001
as Tye Crow
Becoming Dick poster Age: 62

Becoming Dick

2000
as Dr. Hardwin
Perpetrators of the Crime poster Age: 62

Perpetrators of the Crime

2000
as Henderson
Murder Most Likely poster Age: 61

Murder Most Likely

1999
as Detective Inspector
Killing Moon poster Age: 61

Killing Moon

1999
as Ed
The X-Files poster Age: 60

The X-Files

1998
as The Cigarette-Smoking Man
Voyage of Terror poster Age: 59

Voyage of Terror

1998
as Dr. Norman Ellisy
Unforgettable poster Age: 58

Unforgettable

1996
as Doctor
When the Vows Break poster Age: 57

When the Vows Break

1995
as Dr. Alexander
Circumstances Unknown poster Age: 57

Circumstances Unknown

1995
as Gene Reuschel
Not Our Son poster Age: 57

Not Our Son

1995
as Police Chief
Dangerous Intentions poster Age: 56

Dangerous Intentions

1995
as Group Leader
Don't Talk to Strangers poster Age: 56

Don't Talk to Strangers

1994
as Huddleston
Heart of a Child poster Age: 56

Heart of a Child

1994
as Vern
Omen IV: The Awakening poster Age: 53

Omen IV: The Awakening

1991
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Hitman poster Age: 53

The Hitman

1991
as Dr. Atkins
Anything to Survive poster Age: 52

Anything to Survive

1990
as Dr Reynolds
Look Who's Talking poster Age: 51

Look Who's Talking

1989
as Drug Doctor
Midnight Matinee poster Age: 50

Midnight Matinee

1988
as Heath Harris
Sworn to Silence poster Age: 49

Sworn to Silence

1987
as Peter Massio
Deadly Deception poster Age: 49

Deadly Deception

1987
as Lawyer
Head Office poster Age: 47

Head Office

1985
as University Dean
No poster
Age: 46

The Cuckoo Bird

1985
as Ted
The Dead Zone poster Age: 45

The Dead Zone

1983
as Ambulance Driver
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TV credits

Newest first
Murder in a Small Town poster Age: 86

Murder in a Small Town

2024
as Captain Darcy Stewart
Upload poster Age: 82

Upload

2020
as David Choak
50 States of Fright poster Age: 82

50 States of Fright

2020
as Frank
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina poster Age: 80

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

2018
as Methuselah
Continuum poster Age: 74

Continuum

2012
as Future Alec Sadler
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour poster Age: 72

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

2010
as Plumberg
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour poster Age: 72

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

2010
as Grandfather
Caprica poster Age: 72

Caprica

2010
as Minister Chambers
Human Target poster Age: 72

Human Target

2010
as Whitey Doyle
Fear Itself poster Age: 70

Fear Itself

2008
as Father Chris
Masters of Science Fiction poster Age: 69

Masters of Science Fiction

2007
Supernatural poster Age: 67

Supernatural

2005
as College Professor
Robson Arms poster Age: 67

Robson Arms

2005
Tilt poster Age: 67

Tilt

2005
as Father Luke
Smallville poster Age: 63

Smallville

2001
as William Tate
MythQuest poster Age: 63

MythQuest

2001
as Drossos
Broken Saints poster Age: 63

Broken Saints

2001
as Benjamin Palmer (voice)
Andromeda poster Age: 62

Andromeda

2000
as Professor Logitch
First Wave poster Age: 60

First Wave

1998
as Sagon
Stargate SG-1 poster Age: 59

Stargate SG-1

1997
as Damaris
Poltergeist: The Legacy poster Age: 58

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996
as Dr. Bill Nigel
The Outer Limits poster Age: 57

The Outer Limits

1995
as John Wymer
The Outer Limits poster Age: 57

The Outer Limits

1995
as Ed
The Outer Limits poster Age: 57

The Outer Limits

1995
as Dr. Frank Biemler
Sliders poster Age: 57

Sliders

1995
as Prof. Myman
The X-Files poster Age: 55

The X-Files

1993
as Cigarette Smoking Man
The X-Files poster Age: 55

The X-Files

1993
as Cancer Man
The X-Files poster Age: 55

The X-Files

1993
as CGB Spender
The X-Files poster Age: 55

The X-Files

1993
as SS Oberfuehrer / Smoking Man
Nightmare Cafe poster Age: 54

Nightmare Cafe

1992
as Doctor
The Commish poster Age: 53

The Commish

1991
It poster Age: 52

It

1990
as Mr. Gedreau
Wiseguy poster Age: 49

Wiseguy

1987
21 Jump Street poster Age: 49

21 Jump Street

1987
as Mr. Weidlin
21 Jump Street poster Age: 49

21 Jump Street

1987
as Mr. Wickenton
21 Jump Street poster Age: 49

21 Jump Street

1987
as Judge Harrison
Danger Bay poster Age: 47

Danger Bay

1985
as Norris
MacGyver poster Age: 47

MacGyver

1985
as Judge
Airwolf poster Age: 46

Airwolf

1984
as F.I.R.M. Official
Airwolf poster Age: 46

Airwolf

1984
as Newman
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